The 2010 World Cup final on Sunday will be a study in styles, a contrast in the fluid passing and sideways possession of Spain, and the more dynamic and physical style of the Dutch. The Netherlands have been mostly undoing their reputation for an overly-aggressive style during this World Cup, with the only hold-outs being midfield reducers Mark Van Bommel and Nigel de Jong.

So we’re just going to come out and say it… Germany’s loss to Spain in the WC semifinal today blows. But rather than sulk over what wasn’t, we’d rather celebrate what is: Spain is set to play Holland in Sunday’s big match and they’ll be sporting one of the hottest cheering sections the world has ever known. Trust us, these are girls you’ll really want to get ‘behind’.

Paul the Octopus continued his astonishing streak of correctly predicting the outcome of German national soccer matches, with his record now standing at 10-1. The only match he got wrong was the last time Spain and Germany met, in the European Championships in 2008. Now the world is faced with a genuine oracle. The two year-old cephalopod should get a job as pundit for Sky Sports, at least he knows his football.